lieutenant michael murphy. what do you think your son would say to you and his mother about this honor? >> michael would say would you cut it out and stop it. >> reporter: his parents are as proud of their son as he was humble. lieutenant murphy and two members ever his team were fatally ambushed in afghanistan in 2005. despite two bullets in his back, under heavy enemy fire he tried to save his fellow s.e.a.l.s by running into a clearing calling for help. his final calm words to his command were, thank you, sir. 16 other would be rescuers also died in that operation. it remains the worst single day loss in the s.e.a.l.s history. murphy's parents received a medal of honor on behalf of their sign 2007, the nation's highest award for valor. now a 500-foot long five story high navy destroyer is named the uss michael murphy. the ship's dedication comes during the same week another elite s.e.a.l. team killed osama bin laden. >> this was payback time. without a doubt. >> reporter: an air force flight surgeon who reco

michael murphy of long island. it's a 9200 ton destroyer. murphy was killed in afghanistan in 2005 and won the medal of honor for his heroic actions. he led a team of navy s.e.a.l.s going after a taliban leader. but they were ambushed. murphy tried to call for help using his cell phone. in fact, his final words were, thank you. but the help came too late. his parents and a rare admiral with special ops with the navy are here on this day, coming during a special week for navy s.e.a.l.s. >> when operation red wings went bad, it was the greatest loss of special forces since vietnam, and it was a tough day for all of us. this week, you know, you had your highs and lows. >> i look at these young sailors going on the ship, and what comes to mind to me is that they're going to be asked, what ship do you serve, and they're going to say, i serve on the murph, and the idea they'll say the murph, it will be the best ship. they know who the mufr is. they know michael's story and michael's team's story. on that level, i look at it personally, mike, you d

look back on the navy s.e.a.l.s carried out at tremendous operation yesterday with lieutenant michael murphy from out where i live in long island, embedded in the mountains of afghanistan years ago. and all but one survived. there was a job that started back then. and that job still needs to continue now. >> you want to continue that job until we defeat al qaeda, until it's gone altogether? >> i think to a man we both know that it's probably never going to be defeated forever. but we need to maintain a presence. we need to show that what happened yesterday, we're going to continue to work at it. >> i see you shaking your head. >> we definitely need to be there. we have to fight this global war on terrorism. i mean, just because bin laden is gone, that doesn't mean al qaeda is gone, that doesn't mean terrorism stops. we have to fight this like we said nine years ago, wherever terrorism is. and we have to fight by their rules, not our rules. it's not a geneva convention type of fight we're doing anymore. >> when you heard this, what did you scream out? >> i was with my daughter tara and my wif

opportunity michael murphy was christened by his mother. he was killed in the mountains of afghanistan in 2005. yesterday would have been murphy's 35th birthday. >>> back to the severe weather now, the swollen waters of the mississippi river gushing downstream bringing flooding and misery to residents farther south. memphis is the next major city in its path. it's expected to crest tuesday night, 14 feet above flood stage, a day earlier than initially predicted. thousands have been told to evacuate. in some parts of tennessee entire neighborhoods are under water. many homes didn't have flood insurance or flood damage is not enough for federal aid, it's a tough spot to be in. affiliate wpsd caught up with one man in kentucky when he got the first sight of his damaged home. >> wow. i mean that's just devastating. i really didn't expect it to get this high and now that i'm here it's -- it's almost breathtaking you know. i worked three years to build that car and just got it finished two weeks before the flood. man, i don't want to go inside bu